JEFF Brazier launched into the spotlight in the early noughties when he appeared on the hit Channel 4 reality show, Shipwrecked. During his early days of fame he met the late Big Brother star Jade Goody , who herself had just become a celebrity. Here we take a look at their time together and what Jeff is up to now.
Jeff Brazier started dating Jade Goody in 2002, shortly after she came fourth on Big Brother 3 . The couple became parents to Bobby Jack in 2003, and then Freddie in 2004. After two years together, the couple split up.
They never confirmed the reasons for their break-up, but speaking in the Channel 4 documentary Jade Goody: The Reality Star That Changed Britain, Jeff suggested that newspaper reports played a part: "Things that were personal to us kept appearing in the papers. Read more on Jeff Brazier "[We’d ask] how do they know that? We were convinced that [each other] or people around us were selling stories and making money on things that were very contentious for us. "'You sold a story', 'no I haven’t you must have done it', 'I haven’t done it must be your mate', 'they haven’t done it must be your mate', and trust disintegrated to nothing.
" Raising Bobby and Freddie Jeff gained full custody of their two sons, after Jade tragically died of cancer on March 22, 2009. Speaking about her death, he said: "I think most people know that for the last 10 years, I've been bringing up my children Bobby and Freddie after they lost their mum, Jade, to cervical cance.
